Now I've done it. I deleted some files from /var/state/apt/lists/ in the hopes of solving my earlier problem and now apt-get is totally hosed :
@phoenix:[/root] apt-get update Err http://security.debian.org stable/updates Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/security.debian.org_dists_stable_updates_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Err http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/non-us.debian.org_debian-non-US_dists_stable_non-US_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Err http://http.us.debian.org dists/proposed-updates/ Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_proposed-updates_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://security.debian.org stable/updates Release Ign http://non-us.debian.org stable/non-US Release Ign http://http.us.debian.org dists/proposed-updates/ Release Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/main Release Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/contrib Release Err http://www.netgod.net x/ Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/www.netgod.net_x_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Err http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org stable/non-free Release Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Release Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release Ign http://www.netgod.net x/ Release Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Packages Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_binary-i386_Packages - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Release Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Sources Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_source_Sources - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main Release Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Sources Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_contrib_source_Sources - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/contrib Release Err http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Sources Could not open file /var/state/apt/lists/partial/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_non-free_source_Sources - open (2 No such file or directory) Ign http://http.us.debian.org unstable/non-free Release E: Unable to read /var/state/apt/lists/partial/ - opendir (2 No such file or directory) Exit 100 Can this be fixed without having to reinstall Debian ? (yes I know it was a bad idea to delete those files from /var/!!) -- Salman Ahmed ssahmed AT interlog DOT com
